Career Exploration Week
Jumpstart Your Career. Explore Jobs and Internships. Meet Your New Classmates.
Join us for Career Exploration Week, an exciting opportunity for incoming Class of 2030 students! Spend three days traveling to a new city, exploring career paths, meeting UChicago alumni and employers, and making new friends in your class.
Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis, to apply, email CareerExplorationWeek@uchicago.edu.
2026 Program Dates and Destinations
Destination | Industry | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Boston, MA | Biological & Physical Sciences | September 8-10 |
Boston, MA | Business | September 8-10 |
Boston, MA | National Security | September 8-10 |
Chicago, IL | AI & Quantum Computing | September 8-10 |
Houston, TX | Business, Climate, and Energy | September 8-10 |
New York, NY | Arts, Media & Journalism | September 8-10 |
San Francisco, CA | Biological Sciences | September 8-10 |
Shanghai, China | Business & STEM | September 7-9 |
Arrival & Departure Dates
For programs running September 7-9: students will need to arrive in the destination city on Sunday, September 6. The final employer visits will take place on September 9, and students will be able to depart on September 10.
For programs running September 8-10: students will need to arrive in the destination city on Monday, September 7. The final employer visits will take place during the morning of September 10, and students will be able to depart that afternoon.
Costs & Application
